CMM 330 - Criticism of News Media (3 cr.)

A comprehensive examination of the processes through which journalists “reconstruct” social realities in the form of “news products” and how media consumers make use of those products. Reviews a variety of factors influencing these processes in order to help students develop critical perspectives both as future practitioners of journalism and critical consumers of journalistic products.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CMM 226 or CMM 288; and junior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall